Hi Connie, You've out done yourself with this quilt!! I think it is sooooo cute!! I LOVE the canned ham.....I LOVE the vintage bathing suits....and I love the flamingos!! Do you take orders?? and are you going to be selling quilts? e-mail me when you get the chance or I will you. I would love one with the canned ham and flamingos, maybe the bathing suits. It must say...going glamping or glamper!! It would be sooo sweet in Sweetie!! I also love seeing how you signed the quilt....that's lovely! Blessings~~~Roxie

Roxie you are so sweet. I have not quilted enough to even think about selling them. I'm just barely having the thoughts of maybe entering one in the fair next summer. We'll see. I am very honored that you would even consider purchasing one of them. So, if I ever do decide to made them to sell, you will be the first person I come to for an order :) Be careful what you wish for, LOL.

Hi Lynne, that is a very good question and I really do not have an answer for it. Making this quilt was just not the same kind of enjoyment that I get from hand quilting and because the stitches are so much tighter, the quilt is not as soft. On the other hand, it has its benefits, too. It does not require having a frame set up and is good when your space is limited. So, time will tell. I do know that my old fashioned hand quilted quilts will out number these "Quilt As You Go" by a large margin :)

Hi Connie. What a cute quilt. A lot of work! Beautiful blog. Yes. I plan to make a quilt as your go, QAYG, one day. Currently I quilt with either a walking foot sewing straight or wavy lines or I quilt with a loose all over meander using a free motion foot and the machine's feed dogs down. It's not easy doing either when I'm in the center of the quilt and lot of material under the arm, but I take my time and it is okay.

Hi Sheila, it is great to meet you and I'm very interested in what you are saying here about the way you quilt. I have a free motion foot and I love it, but please visit again and tell me more about the walking foot. Do you like it? Would you recommend it? And how exactly does it work? I might find the answer on You Tube, I haven't looked. I know what you mean by having a lot of fabric under the machine. I don't even know why I am so interested in this foot, because I do enjoy the quiet peacefulness of hand -quilting. It's just that I want to learn it all and I'm so curious about the different features that I can use on my machine. I don't have a fancy expensive machine. I have a Brothers and I love it. Also it suits my budget perfectly :)Thank you for following my blog. You have made my day.

Hi Nancy, I do like the finished product, but because it is done on the machine it is not as soft as the results of hand stitching. There are pros and cons to everything, but I would say that you should give it a try. Go back to the post where I first showed these squares, when I started this quilt. There is a You Tube video link that is very informative. Have fun :)

Hello Lynn, Do you remember telling me that I would get addicted to embroidery designs? Well, you were right and it is very hard to not, especially when sites have specials like 10 for 10 dollars. How do you resist that? I think of you almost every time I download another design, LOL.

Hi Valerie, it was something that I saw on You Tube and just had to try. I'll never have a long arm machine (not in my budget) and it is pretty hard getting a lot of fabric under my machine, but with this method it is pretty simple and fun :)

OMG, how I love this quilt. It has all the things I love/want to do and try in one piece. Next on my list is a quilt as you go quilt and you totally inspire me. Thanks so much for dropping by my blog and now I'm following you too. How fun is this blogging thing we have going?Patrica on Dogwood Lane

Hi Patrica, I agree blogging is the best fun . . . it has opened up so many creative avenues. So much better than magazines and "how to" books. I love meeting creative people and being able to enter their studios and see what they are up too. I am so happy that I could inspire you to make a QAYG quilt and I can't wait to see yours when it is finished and in the process. Thank you so much for following my site. I truly appreciate your kind words and encouragement :).

Connie, Your Sea quilt is beautiful! You did such a fine job on it. I adore the little row of swimsuits! All the fabrics look great together, and your little stitched tag with names is perfect!Hugs,Terri

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Hi, my name is Connie and I’m so pleased that you’ve found my blog. I'm a woman of simple pleasures. Like John Denver, "Sunshine makes me happy!" and other things that make me happy are my husband of 41 years, my lovely daughter and my two delightful granddaughters. I have a passion for life and all things creative. Three years ago we purchased a small country home on an acre of land, which for us is huge. Every day brings with it a new adventure. The fixing up, of our little fixer-upper and the mowing of that huge yard is going to give me the exercise and creative projects that I need to stay forever young. I am enjoying my journey, life is good!

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